Category: Sports Archive 2015
WARSAW – A wrapup of the pair of invitationals hosted by Warsaw throughout the day Saturday, Sept. 12.
SYRACUSE – A recap of Wawasee sports from Saturday, Sept. 12.
SOUTH WHITLEY – Recaps from both the boys and girls soccer games against Woodlan.
COLLEGE STATION, TX – A recap from Ball State’s loss at Texas A&M.
BLOOMINGTON – A recap of IU’s game against FIU with photos by IFN.
NOBLESVILLE – Grace College women’s golfer Lauren Keiser qualified for the NCCAA Nationals Saturday at the NCCAA Midwest Regional.
HUNTINGTON – Victoria Biddle hung around near the leaders to highlight locals at the Three Rivers Conference Girls Golf Championship Saturday at Norwood Golf Club in Huntington. Biddle, the No. 1 for the Tippecanoe Valley golf team, shot a 97 to finish in seventh place overall and take All-TRC honors.
BOURBON – Triton finished second at Saturday’s Triton Volleyball Invite and third at the inaugural Hoosier North Athletic Conference Girls Golf Championship.
WEST LAFAYETTE – Austin Appleby threw four touchdown passes to help Purdue to its first football win of the season, 38-14, over Indiana State.
SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. – Grace College’s Mallory Rondeau and Carianne Sobey buried first-half goals to stun Oklahoma City University, 2-1, Saturday in women’s soccer.
LAKEVILLE – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team lost two games Saturday,
MIDDLEBURY – The NorthWood girls golf team won the NLC Tournament championship Saturday.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – Notre Dame rallied to top Virginia, but lost quarterback Malik Zaire for the season to an injury.
SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Grace College women’s tennis team won at Spring Arbor Saturday.
AKRON – A recap from Saturday’s cross country invite at Tippecanoe Valley High School.
NOTRE DAME – Despite a season-high seven saves from goalkeeper Sarah Stone, the Indiana Women’s Soccer team fell to No. 13 Notre Dame on Friday night, 2-0.
ROCHESTER – A recap from Whitko’s 32-18 defeat at Rochester.
SYRACUSE – A recap from Concord’s 27-7 win over Wawasee in NLC football action.
ELKHART – Elkhart Memorial rallied from a 31-14 deficit to stun Warsaw 42-33 Friday night in NLC football action.
AKRON – Northfield has no trouble rolling over Tippecanoe Valley Friday night, 59-7, in football at Death Valley.
WINONA LAKE – Bethel College edged past host Grace College 3-2 in league volleyball play Friday night.
BOURBON – Bremen piled up 528 yards of total offense in overwhelming Triton, 42-6, Friday night in Bourbon.
SPRING ARBOR, MICH. – The Grace College men’s soccer team topped Cornerstone 2-1 Friday night.
Scores from area high school football games Friday night.
MARION – The Lady Lancers’ team time of 1:39.16 broke the program record as four of Grace’s top six runners set personal bests at the IWU Invitational on Friday.
AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School volleyball teams went 4-0 Thursday evening.
SILOAM SPRINGs, ARK. – The Grace College women’s soccer team remained undefeated Thursday night.
Weekly picks of local prep football games, college and NFL matchups from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.
SYRACUSE – A recap of Wawasee athletics from Thursday, Sept. 10.
AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley won a slugfest Thursday, topping Triton 3-1 in a superb volleyball matchup.
SOUTH WHITLEY – A recap of Whitko athletics from Thursday, Sept. 10.
FORT WAYNE – The playoff run for the Fort Wayne TinCaps ended Thursday night, 2-1, to West Michigan as the Whitecaps win the series 2-0, advancing to the Midwest League division finals against the Lansing Lugnuts.
SYRACUSE – A recap from Thursday’s NLC volleyball tilt between Goshen and Wawasee.
WARSAW – A review of Warsaw sports for Thursday, Sept. 10.
WINONA LAKE – NorthWood High School hoops standout Braxton Linville signs to play at Grace College.
WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s tennis team remained unbeaten with a win Thursday.
AKRON – A recap of Tippecanoe Valley athletic events from Sept. 10
SOUTH BEND – 2015 was one for the record books for the South Bend Cubs, which is looking to only expand on a season to remember.
WARSAW – Tournaments and invitationals will be abundant this weekend as high school sports seasons are starting to shift toward the postseason.
FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps bring the postseason excitement back to Parkview Field tonight.
AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team lost to Pioneer on Wednesday.
SYRACUSE – A recap from Wawasee’s 2-0 win over Whitko on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
MISHAWAKA – The undefeated NorthWood girls golf team set a 9-hole record Wednesday.
WARSAW – It took an entire night of volleyball, but Warsaw got the job done Wednesday against visiting East Noble in five games. Needing to break East Noble’s serve in the final game, Warsaw managed to get the break and closed out a 25-20, 18-25, 19-25, 25-23, 16-14 marathon at the Tiger Den.
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – The Fort Wayne TinCaps lost their playoff opener to the West Michigan Whitecaps, 5-2, at Fifth Third Ballpark on Wednesday night. Game 2 in the best-of-three series is set for 7:05 pm Thursday at Parkview Field.
SOUTH BEND – Solid play from Triton’s top half of the lineup carried the team to a 3-2 win Wednesday at South Bend Riley.
WINONA LAKE – Grace’s women’s soccer team will be in the national spotlight on Saturday as their matchup against Oklahoma City was named the NAIA Network Game of the Week.
It’s bounce back time this week for both Warsaw and Wawasee on the prep gridiron. The Tigers and the Warriors look to break into the Northern Lakes Conference win column after each dropped league openers last Friday night to formidable foes. Warsaw travels to winless Elkhart Memorial looking to break a two-game losing streak. Wawasee …read more.
WARSAW – Midwest Xtreme will be hosting a parent information meeting for any family who has children with special needs who is interested in joining Team HailStorm.
FORT WAYNE – The Indiana Pacers have acquired the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
INDIANAPOLIS – Plymouth and Penn are each ranked No. 2 in this week’s prep football polls.
WARSAW – The Warsaw girls cross country team is ranked No. 4 in the coaches’ poll this week.
South Whitley – A recap of Whitko athletic events from Tuesday, Sept. 8.
WARSAW – A review of Warsaw sports for Tuesday, Sept. 8.
WARSAW – Senior night for the Warsaw cross country team had classmates Owen Glogovsky and Hannah Dawson lead their respective teams to wins over Wawasee Tuesday.
ELKHART – The Warsaw boys soccer team lost a 3-1 final at Elkhart Memorial in conference play Tuesday night.
BOURBON – A review of Triton sports for Tuesday, Sept. 8.
BOURBON – Registration is open for the annual Reghan’s Run 5K/Fun Run.
SYRACUSE – Wawasee varsity volleyball coach Chris Cole resigned from his position Friday afternoon citing health reasons.
AKRON – Abby Betten led Tippecanoe Valley to a 3-0 conference volleyball win over North Miami.
BOURBON – A recap from Tuesday’s boys tennis match between Triton and Tippecanoe Valley.
GOSHEN – Goshen football head coach Kyle Park was named the Indianapolis Colts “Coach of the Week” after Park led the Redskins to a 3-0 start this season.
SOUTH BEND – Today, the South Bend Cubs officially announced a new, historic attendance record of 347,678 fans for a single season in downtown South Bend. The new record was set on Friday night, September 4 during the final home game of the 2015 season at Four Winds Field.
FORT WAYNE – TinCaps right fielder Franmil Reyes was named the Midwest League Player of the Week for the week of August 31-September 6, the league announced Tuesday. The award is selected by MiLB.com’s staff.
WINONA LAKE – Robbie Barnhill earned Grace College ’s first national award of the season when he was named the NAIA National Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday.
AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team placed second in the Garrett Invitational.
AKRON – Taylor Gunter led the Tippecanoe Valley Middle School cross country team in the Manchester Invite.
EASTLAKE, OH. – South Bend finished its 2015 baseball campaign with a win, beating Lake County 3-0 Monday in Ohio.
FORT WAYNE – The Fort Wayne TinCaps set an average attendance record for the 2015 regular season with 5,971 fans passing through the turnstyles on average per game.
Former area high school football stars Nathan Palmer and Braxston Cave sign with practice squads in the NFL.
FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps prepped for the postseason with a resounding 17-0 win against Bowling Green in the regular season finale Monday afternoon.
WINONA LAKE – Grace College men’s soccer players Kyle Hamlin and Robbie Barnhill honored by conference.
WINONA LAKE – Grace College goalie Abby Schue is the Crossroads League Defensive Player of the Week.
NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls golf team in ranked No. 20 in the coaches poll this week.
WINONA LAKE – Grace College setter Laken Chaney was honored by the Crossroads Leagues.
SYRACUSE – A recap of Saturday’s athletic events for Wawasee.
FORT WAYNE – Despite Luis Tejada’s three-hit night, Fort Wayne fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 5-2, on Sunday night.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Tiquan Lang returned two interceptions for touchdowns and Michael Birdsong threw two scoring passes in his Marshall debut as the Thundering Herd beat Purdue 41-31 on Sunday.
WARSAW – A review of Warsaw sports for Saturday, Sept. 5.
BOURBON – A review of Triton sports for Saturday, Sept. 5.
SOUTH BEND – Notre Dame running back Tarean Folston is out for the season due to a knee injury.
FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps set a new franchise record with their 11th walk off win of the season on Saturday night, defeating the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 4-3, in 11 innings. It’s the most walk off victories in a single season for Fort Wayne.
WINONA LAKE – Kyle Hamlin had two goals as the Grace College men’s soccer team won Saturday.
BOURBONNAIS, ILL. – The No. 15 and undefeated Grace College women’s soccer team rolled to another win Saturday.
SOUTH BEND – No. 11 Notre Dame crushes Texas 38-3 Saturday night in the season opener.
LIMA, OHIO – The Grace College volleyball team finished strong on Saturday in tournament action.
MARION – The Grace College women’s golf team began its first-ever season in the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational.
WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy soccer team lost to Granger Christian Saturday.
GREENCASTLE – Two Indiana college athletes are among the top 30 vying for this year’s NCAA Woman of the Year award. Maggie MacPhail is a tennis player at DePauw University and Anna Murdock is on Franklin College’s track and field team.
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – The TinCaps clinched the Eastern Division second half title on Friday night as they beat the West Michigan Whitecaps, 4-1, at Fifth Third Ballpark. It’s Fort Wayne’s fifth ever division title and first since 2009. Fort Wayne and West Michigan meet Wednesday of next week in the best-of-three playoff matchup.
MIDDLEBURY – A recap with quotes and photos from Northridge’s 21-0 win over Wawasee.
WARSAW – When it came down to crunch time, Plymouth showed why it is regarded as one of the top football teams in the state. Trailing 14-6 at the half, Plymouth outscored Warsaw 29-7 in the second half to pull together a 35-21 victory Friday night at Fisher Field.
DENVER – The Tippecanoe Valley football team notched its first win of the season Friday night.
SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Cubs posted a victory in their final home game.
The final scores from local high school football games Friday night.
SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko football team lost its conference opener 20-12 to Maconaquah Friday night.
BOURBONNAIS, ILL. – The No. 15 Grace College women’s soccer team remained unbeaten Friday night.
LIMA, OHIO – The Grace College volleyball team posted a pair of wins Friday.
SOUTH BEND – Former Bethany Christian soccer standout Femi Hollinger-Janzen will play at a tourney at Notre Dame.
SYRACUSE – The Wawasee PRO Swim Club will be offering tryouts to interested athletes next week.

























